It isn't as easy to access the control panel as it should be, gnu - although you can tweak things so you have one-click access to anything you can fit on the taskbar.

Here's how to set the clock:

1. Move your mouse to the upper or lower corner of your screen, and a menu will appear.
   
2. Select "settings," and then "control panel."
   
3. Select "clock" and then "set date and time"

That's it. I think the trick is to catch onto the general logic of Windows 8, and then things come reasonably easily. If a process is difficult, it's relatively easy to set up a shortcut if you think you'll need to do the process again.

One thing I'm wondering about - I thought I'd be able to access Help by pressing F1, but that doesn't seem to work. In fact, none of the "F" keys seem to do anything.

-Joe-

Well, I googled Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts, and came up with this:

Press this	To do this
Windows logo key‌ +start typing	Search your PC
Ctrl+plus (+) or Ctrl+minus (-)	Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen
Ctrl+scroll wheel	Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen
Windows logo key‌ +C	Open the charms
Windows logo key‌ +F	Open the Search charm to search files
Windows logo key‌ +H	Open the Share charm
Windows logo key‌ +I	Open the Settings charm
Windows logo key‌ +J	Switch the main app and snapped app
Windows logo key‌ +K	Open the Devices charm
Windows logo key‌ +O	Lock the screen orientation (portrait or landscape)
Windows logo key‌ +Q	Open the Search charm to search apps
Windows logo key‌ +W	Open the Search charm to search settings
Windows logo key‌ +Z	Show the commands available in the app
Windows logo key‌ +spacebar	Switch input language and keyboard layout
Windows logo key‌ +Ctrl+spacebar	Change to a previously selected input
Windows logo key‌ +Tab	Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps)
Windows logo key‌ +Ctrl+Tab	Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps) and snap them as they are cycled
Windows logo key‌ +Shift+Tab	Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps) in reverse order
Windows logo key‌ +PgUp	Move the Start screen and apps to the monitor on the left (Apps in the desktop won't change monitors)
Windows logo key‌ +PgDown	Move the Start screen and apps to the monitor on the right (apps in the desktop won't change monitors)
Windows logo key‌ +Shift+period (.)	Snaps an app to the left
Windows logo key‌ +period (.)	Snaps an app to the right

You can find out more about the Start charm, the Search charm, and app commands so you can move around Windows 8 and Windows RT quickly.

Not as intuitive as I'd like, but it does work quickly once you start memorizing the keyboard shortcuts. How did they ever come up with the term "charms"?